Professional Sports

LONG POND, PENNSYLVANIA -- NASCAR points leader Kyle Busch wrecked his car during practice Saturday at Pocono Raceway and had to go to a backup. Because he's switching to a backup car, the pole-winner must drop to the rear of the field at the start of Sunday's race.

ATLANTA -- Jeff Francoeur gave himself a mixed grade Saturday on his season so far. He says he'll take his power numbers seven homers and 36 RBIs but would like to see some other statistics improve in the final 100 games of the season. Francoeur is hitting only .240 (18 for 75) with runners in scoring position, including only .133 (2 for 15) with the bases loaded.

CHICAGO -- Candice Dupree scored 20 points, Jia Perkins had 19 and the Chicago Sky cruised to a 91-70 victory over the winless Atlanta Dream on Saturday night.
Chasity Melvin had 12 points and seven rebounds, and Cathy Joens scored 10 points to help the Sky (3-4) set a franchise record for a margin of victory.

GLADEVILLE, TENNESSEE -- Brad Keselowski raced to his first Nationwide Series victory Saturday night, passing Clint Bowyer with six laps to go and easily holding off his closest rivals at Nashville Superspeedway.

BRASELTON

Chase Utley's eighth-inning triple drove in Shane Victorino with the go-ahead run and the Philadelphia Phillies hit three home runs to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2.

There isn't a Triple Crown winner this year. Big Brown, the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, failed to win the Belmont Stakes. The winner was Da' Tara.

What do you get when you combine a former Pro Late Model track champion at Lanier National Speedway and another driver who has finished second in the points in the division three different times?

Shane Victorino drove in the go-ahead run with a triple in the 10th, then threw out Gregor Blanco at the plate in the bottom of the inning as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Friday night.

Dozens of cameras click in unison as soap suds slide off horse racing's Next Great Hope. Standing just outside Barn 2 at Belmont, Big Brown poses serenely. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner is at ease with the buzz on every side of him and the weight of racing history riding on his tender left front hoof.